ULTRA WIDEBAND

TECHNOLOGY
BY:Vishnu C A
Roll No : 33
IT - B

CONTENTS

What is UWB?
Advantages of UWB
Applications of UWB
UWB Characteristics
Comparison With Other Technologies
Future Scopes
Challenges
Conclusion
References

WHAT IS UWB?
Wireless technology for transmitting digital data at very high
rates, using very low power.
UWB is ideally suited for short-range and high-speed data
transmissions for WPAN applications.

ADVANTAGES OF UWB
Spectrum
reuse
High data rate
in short range
Multipath
immunity

3.1-10.6 GHz, coexist with other

users
500 Mbps at 10 feet
Path delay >> pulse width

Low power

Baseband modulation (no carrier)

Low cost

Almost all digital, simple analog

module

APPLICATIONS OF UWB
Communications

Radar

Intelligence
Sensors

Wireless Personal Area Network

Military communications

Ground penetrating radar

Through-wall radar
Buried victim rescue

Telemetry
Intelligent airbag, driving and
parking aids
Intelligent transport system

Application in : Ground penetrating radar (GPR): Because of Accurate timing information and ultra wide
bandwidth it is widely applicable for the detection of unknown
objects under the ground.
The UWB GPR is used to draw
a map of gas pipelines buried
under ground by connecting GPS
system to the GPR
o UWB GPR have been intensively
investigated for mine detection.

Application in : Military Communication : Attractive for manned and unmanned military vehicles
Issues associated with cable weight, space, and costs.
Substantial cost associated with installing and
modifying cabling embedded within the platform .

Trade-off: extra ammunition or fuel.

UWB CHARACTERISTICS
Extremely low transmission energy
Extremely difficult to intercept
Multipath immunity to fading

Follows Shannons channel capacity theorem

C:- Maximum channel capacity
B:- Bandwidth(Hz)
S/N:- Signal to Noise power Ratio(Watts)

FUTURE SCOPE
WIRELESS USB
The next step for USB technology is wireless USB.
WUSB will be high speed wireless interconnect technology to take advantage of UWB

With WUSB, a user can bring a hard disk in proximity to a PC, laptop
and, once authentication and authorization are complete, files can be
transferred onto the PC.

CHALLENGES
Interference with other licensed bands
Tradeoffs with noise
Low power operation

CONCLUSION
Well suited for high speed, short range
WPAN.
Supports multimedia data rates, and offers
inherent data security.
There's a possibility that UWB will become
the "next best" technology for all types of
wireless networks, including wireless LANs.

THANK YOU..